Senior Technical Lead

We are looking for an experienced Senior Tech Lead with deep expertise in Sitecore and a forward-thinking approach to AI-enabled delivery. In this role, you will architect and lead the technical delivery of enterprise-scale digital experience platforms, embed AI tooling across the development lifecycle, and mentor a team of engineers to do their best work. You will serve as the bridge between client requirements, solution design, and hands-on engineering - ensuring we deliver outcomes that are scalable, performant, and commercially sound.

What you’ll do:

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead end-to-end technical architecture and delivery of Sitecore-based digital

experience platforms (XM Cloud, SitecoreAI, XP, XM)

• Define and own technical standards, code quality practices, and architectural patterns across

project teams

• Conduct solution design workshops and translate business requirements into

scalable, maintainable technical blueprints

• Oversee integrations with third-party platforms including CRMs, CDPs, DAMs,

search engines, and marketing automation tools

• Perform and guide technical code reviews, ensuring adherence to best practices and Sitecore

conventions

• Provide high-level and detailed technical solution estimates.

• Review and consult with HZTL stakeholders on SOWs.

• Review Briefs and add questions, technical requirements .

• Refine technical requirements.

• Responsible for delivery of all technical documentation that is required during discovery.

Project Delivery & Estimation

• Contribute to pre-sales and estimation activities, providing

technically accurate and commercially grounded effort estimates

• Identify and flag technical risks early - including gaps in client-provided inputs

that may impact delivery timelines

• Partner with Project Managers and Solution Architects to ensure

estimates remain aligned through proposal, SOW, and discovery phases

• Drive re-estimation processes when scope or assumptions materially change, with

clear stakeholder communication.

Team & Stakeholder Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of Sitecore developers, fostering a culture of

technical excellence and continuous learning

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams - UX, strategy, data, and QA - to ensure

• Technical decisions support broader project goals

• Act as the primary technical point of contact for clients, presenting solutions clearly

and building trust through expertise

• Facilitate knowledge transfer and ensure delivery decisions are well-documented

and accessible to the wider team

• Road-map and Project Planning

• Accountable for technical solution planning:

• Lead and define technology approach and tool-set

• Facilitate environment setup and configuration efforts in coordination with other disciplines

• Brain storming and presentation of ideas and possible solutions - Innovations

• Sitecore AI roadmap

• Facilitate communication with Delivery Lead and Program Manager

• Responsible for delivery of all technical documentation that is required during planning

• Identifying risks and/or important milestones

• Involvement with Delivery Lead, Dev Director and Client Partner on Strategic Account

& Delivery Direction

Who you are and what you bring

• 10+ years of hands-on Sitecore development experience across Sitecore AI, XM Cloud, XP,

and/or XM

• 3-5 years of experience leading design and implementation of digital technology solutions

using Agile/Scrum methodologies.

• Strong proficiency in Sitecore development patterns: JSS,

headless/SXA, serialization (Unicorn / SCS), and multisite configurations

• Experience with Sitecore CDP, Personalize, Search, Content Hub, Send, or other

Sitecore composable DXP products

• Solid understanding of Sitecore licensing, deployment architecture, and cloud hosting (Azure /

AWS)

• Familiarity with Vercel, Netlify, Next.js, and React in the context of Sitecore headless delivery

AI & Modern Development

• Demonstrated experience integrating AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar)

into a professional development workflow

• Understanding of LLM capabilities and limitations as applied to code

generation, documentation, and test coverage

• Ability to design structured, AI-readable inputs (design tokens, content

schemas, component specs) that enable automation

• Experience with prompt engineering or building lightweight AI agents or automation pipelines

is a strong plus

Core Technical Skills

• .NET / C# - solid backend development fundamentals

• JavaScript / TypeScript, React or Next.js for headless front-end delivery

• RESTful and GraphQL API design and integration

• CI/CD pipeline setup and management (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)

• Performance optimisation, accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1), and SEO best practices

• Agile / Scrum delivery experience in cross-functional teams

Add - Ons

• You are Sitecore MVP and active participation in Sitecore community

• You enjoy being in front of the client and have professional services experience

• You are skilled at refining and implementing Sitecore solutions

• Experience contributing to or reviewing AI-influenced project estimates and delivery models

Pulled from the full job description

• Company pension
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance
• Work from home